ATA Publishes Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Nodules and Cancer in Children
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The American Thyroid Association released its first guidelines for evaluating and managing thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in children. The guidelines, published in the peer-reviewed journal Thyroid, were created by a task force jointly lead by Andrew Bauer, MD, of the Pediatric Thyroid Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The evidence-based article "Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer" discusses a range of topics, including:
The new guidelines address important differences between adults and children with thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer. The recommendations include more therapeutic options for pediatric patients with the goal of limiting aggressive therapy when it is not likely to offer benefit.